Child Care News
Hawke's Bay early childhood centres hit by 'spate' of shade sail thefts
NZ Herald - Christian Fuller, Hawkes Bay Today - December 6, 2019Havelock North Playcentre has had its shade sail cut down and stolen, one of a "spate" of recent thefts around early childhood centres in Hawke's Bay. The centre on Porter Drive lost the large shade...
Celebrities support early childhood teachers demanding pay parity
Stuff - Mandy Te - December 5, 2019Kiwi celebrities are backing early childhood teachers, who are pleading with the Government to ensure they are paid the same as kindergarten and primary school teachers. Wellington Paranormal actor and early childhood (ECE) teacher Karen O'Leary is leading a campaign...
Play spaces support sense of belonging in early childhood
New Zealand Tertiary College - December 5, 2019Children are shaped not just by the people who surround them, but also by the places and spaces in which they play. This is the message Pearl D’Silva shares with ECE academics, practitioners and researchers in her article Here, there and everywhere: A place-based approach to nurturing...
New Blenheim childcare centre will cater for up to 105 children
Stuff - Maia Hart - December 5, 2019A new early learning centre aiming to connect children with nature has been given consent in a Blenheim subdivision. The centre, which will have the capacity for 105 children and 15 full time staff, will sit on the outskirts of Rose Manor, on Old Renwick Road. The 512 square metre building...
Early Learning Action Plan to kickstart long term change
Mirage News - December 4, 2019Today’s launch of He taonga te Tamaiti: Every child a taonga: The Early Learning Action Plan 2019-2029 provides the foundation for long-lasting changes to early learning, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says. “Early learning will be one of the Government’s top education priorities...
Temuka kindergarten celebrations month-long healthy food programme
Stuff - Samesh Mohanlall - December 3, 2019The content of lunchboxes has become more colourful following a month-long healthy food programme at a Temuka kindergarten. November was Kai Kōrero (let's talk about our food) month at Rata Kindergarten and on Friday Wallingford Rest Home residents were invited to celebrate...
NZ teenagers hit new lows in reading, maths and science tests
RNZ - December 3, 2019New Zealand's 15-year-olds have hit new lows in the international PISA tests of reading, maths and science. The country's average scores in all three subject areas fell slightly, continuing a slide that has been going on for more than a decade in the OECD's prestigious Programme...
More than 550 early childhood teachers sign open letter demanding pay parity
Stuff - Josephine Franks - December 2, 2019Early childhood teachers are pleading with the Government to ensure they are paid the same as kindergarten and primary teachers. Five hundred and sixty teachers have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins demanding pay parity...
Former teachers at Auckland daycare chain blow whistle on 'unsafe' practices
Stuff - Josephine Franks - December 1, 2019Young children are being put at risk by poor hygiene and understaffing at an Auckland chain of daycare centres, teachers claim. Former teachers at Discoveries Educare described children behaving like "caged animals" out of boredom and frequently getting hurt because there weren't...
Revealed: 2000 schools to get $400m bonus - what yours will get
NZ Herald - Jason Walls - December 1, 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a bumper $400 million infrastructure spending plan which she says will benefit almost every school in New Zealand. The overall funding package, which is the largest spend on school infrastructure in 25 years, works out to be roughly $700...
New childcare facility in high-growth location
NZ Herald - by True Commercial - November 30, 2019A newly completed childcare centre in the South Auckland growth hub of Pukekohe is for sale as a tenanted investment on a new 15-year lease. The property at 93-97 Victoria Street comprises a premium-grade, purpose-built childcare facility, fully leased to a highly experienced...
Napier childcare centre mystery: Fully furnished new building will open 'soon', owner says
NZ Herald - Blair Voorend - Hawkes Bay Today - November 30, 2019A newly built, fully furnished childcare centre in central Napier that hasn't had a child in it for nearly a year is set open soon, one of the building's owner says. The building, on the...
Acquisition of centres - Evolve Education Group
Australian Financial Review - November 29, 2019Listed New Zealand and Australian childcare and education centre operator Evolve Education Group Limited (ASX/NZX: EVO) is pleased to announce that it has today settled the childcare acquisition originally announced to the market on 4 November 2019. The acquisition includes 5 childcare...
Small community childcare centre forced to close
Stuff - James Baker - November 29, 2019A childcare centre holding a special place in the heart of a rural community has been forced to close. On Friday, Onewhero Early Childhood Centre officially went into liquidation after years of financial hardship due to a decade of shrinking enrolment and reduced government funding...
Evolve Education Group Half Year Report
Australian Financial Review - November 28, 2019
